U.S. Still Unprepared to Deal With Nuclear Iran, Despite Iran’s Uranium Enrichment Ability

Iran’s nuclear chief announced that Iran has produced 17 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, defying U.N. demands to halt the controversial program.

Despite this being far below the more than 90 percent required to build a nuclear weapon, it is no doubt concerning that Iran may be moving closer to the ability to reach weapons-grade level. “Potentially, we can produce 5 kilograms (11 pounds) a month but we are not in a hurry over this,” Salehi said, according to the semiofficial ISNA news agency.

This news comes as Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the rounds on the Sunday news talk circuits admitting that the U.S. is not yet prepared to deal with a nuclear Iran. Despite UN sanctions, Iran continues to enrich uranium at higher levels. This issue will remain a threat to the United States and its allies unless the Obama Administration gets serious about dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambitions in the near future.